World billiard championship opens with Hoppe defending title
The 1500 point match begins at the Moolsh Temple in St Louis with Willie Hoppe defending his world balkline crown against George Butlerbottom. An estimated 10 000 spectators expected as tickets sold out and Hoppe aims for a decisive victory before an exhibtion tour expects to follow.
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RSW
York
Wilitere Werii
Louis
Hoppe
Sutton
Chicago
Stutton
Beaver
Frank Taberski
Schenectady
Ralph Greenleaf
Monmouth
New York
Taberski
Edward J. Ralph
Nightstown
N. J
Ralph
Greenleaf
Johnsons Beat Alexanders In Narrow Win At Joplin
Walter Johnson and Grover Alexander pitched for rival teams of seasoned pros in Joplin. Beals Becker fumbled a grounder, Kilduff failed to reach Wheat, Chadbourne drove in the winning run as Wheat scored. Final score Alexanders 7 Johnsons 3.
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Joplin
Walter Johnson
Grover Alexander
Johnson
Beals Becker
Kansas City
Mack Wheat
Brooklyn
Kilduff
Omaha
Chadbourne
Memphis
Chapa and Droemer Winners in Winter League
Chapa and Droemer teams won for Fort Sam Houston in the Winter Baseball League series. E Stahl dominated the Chapa win with 16 strikeouts against XXX Pearls, while Holbrook starred for Droemers with late relief. Bernal led the R. S. loss as standings show 10 to 6 and 5 to 4 victories.
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Chapas
Droemers
Fort Sam Houston
E. Stahl
A. Garcia
Dreemers
Infantry Post
Holbrook
Stanley
Bernal
R. H. E. Uxx
Oss Oe
Michael
King
Heim
Barnes
T. Stahl
Football Review Summarizes Eastern Game Tactics and Key Upsets
A New York review surveys weekend college football across the East noting that balanced attacks with strong overhead plays yielded most victories. It highlights Cornell’s upset by Harvard, Princeton beating Dartmouth by four, Yale’s steady progress under Tad Jones, and Pennsylvanian teams rolling over rivals. Also reports Baylor’s 7 to 3 win over Texas at Austin and Texas Farmers’ 13 to 6 rally against Kansas Kell Kell.
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New York
Cornell
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Dartmouth
Hanover
Tad Jones
Washington
Jefferson
University of Pittsburg
Pensylvania
Army
Navy
Villa Nova
Georgia
Dallas
Tex
Baylor University
Texas University At Austin
Texas Farmers
Haskell Indians
Lawrence
Kan
Texas
Virginia Artillery Romps Over Seventh Field In 71–0 Victory
Virginia Artillery dominated the football clash at League Park Sunday afternoon routing Seventh Field 71 to 0. The Norfolk based Virginia lineup outpaced and outmaneuvered the regulars with Webb and quarterbacks Tilley and Derby leading the attack, while Kerlin and Caroel stood out for the Seventh. Referee Lieutenant Jones and umpire Mack oversaw a game played in quarters of twelve, ten, twelve, and ten minutes, with Dollar Day advertised on November 2.
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Virginia Artillery
Field Artillery
League Park
Virginia
Norfolk
Webb
Tilley
Derby
Kerlin
Caroel
Graves
Myers
Todd
McNutt
Armstrong
Taliaferro
Smith Rick Tackle
Geary
He Bash
Sterzenback
Lieutenant Jones
Mack
Y Announces Busy Program This Week At The Y
The Y M C A plans a full week of events across many leagues and contests. Highlights include handball tournaments, senior class contests, Business Men's volleyball, and Sunday School basket ball league with four teams entered McKinley Avenue Methodist Government Hill Methodist First Presbyterian and Laurel Heights Methodist. A post season series will follow the league winners.
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McKinley Avenue Methodist
Government Hill Methodist
First Presbyterian
Laurel Heights Methodist
Business Men
A. G. McNeill
Joe Lipscomb
Unjer
Tigers
Teen Panthers
Leonardy
Robert Joyce
Ernest Green
Business Boys
Leopards
Lions
Panthers
McNeill
Lipscomb
Polo Play Ends In Tie And Exhibition At Fort Sam
The Seventh Field Artillery polo team tied the San Antonio four four at Fort Sam Houston on Sunday afternoon. A picked team defeated the Staff four three to one in an exhibition, with trained ponies and green animals on display.
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Field Artillery
San Antonio
Staff
Fort Sam Houston
Davies
Bill Meadows
Jack Lapham
Gus Meadows
Major Reese
Seventh Field Artillery
Bowers
Peyton
Greeley
Dawley
Grant
Jones
Adams
Stephens
Parrott
Farman
Reeves
Walters
Strayed Government Horse From Fort Sam Houston Trail
A dark bay government horse with brand U 8 on the left shoulder and R-2013 on the right fore leg strayed from the Fort Sam Houston picket line. A reward of $10 will be paid for delivery to the Depot Quartermaster at Fort Sam Houston in Texas.
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Fort Sam Houston
Dark Bay
Depot Quartermaster
Texas
Harlandale Sr South Flores street car for the Famous Harlan dale
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Harlandale Senior South Flores streetcar and Bath House alphur water with an expert Sette dan Travis and a numeric reference 3744. The readable content is incomplete and context limited to a few proper nouns and a miscellaneous figure.
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Harlandale Sr
South Flores
Harlandale
Bath House
Alphur
Sette
Dan Travis
Week's Tenpin Schedule For The Week Of Matches
The schedule lists matchups for the week: Monday Households versus Guarantees. Tuesday Gas and Electrics versus Service En graving Company. Wednesday Sunsets versus Postoffice Frides. Thursday Traction 1 versus Swift Morris Packing versus 8. A. U.
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Gas and Electrics Vs. Service Engraving Company
Traction
Swift Morris Packing
A. C. Team Banquet Honors City League Champions
The Ahrens and Ott baseball team, city league champions with an amateur record for this section of the country, will be hosted at a banquet by the Damiasonanti at the Original Mexican Restaurant tonight at 8:30. J. R. Sprague of Sprague Jewelry Company will speak and present the city championship cup, and Norman Lawhorn of Alexander's Billiard Parlors will award the team a $25 cash purse along with a few words of congratulations.
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Ahrens & Ott
Cntry
J. R. Sprague
Sprague Jewelry Couny
Norman Lawhorn
Alexander's
Pa Lors
Cubs to Train in California February for spy training
Chicago Nationals announced plans to depart February 20 for Pasadena California to begin spy training. A Brooklyn club had shown interest in a local team's contract for split practice at Tampa Florida prompting President Weeghman to start western tri plans.
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Cubs
California
Chicago
Ill
Calfornia
Pasadena
Brooklyn
Fay
Tampa
Fla
Handy
Weeghmn
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George Sutton
Pkay
International News Service
George McManus
Jiggs
Waco
Ullman, Stern & Krausse, Inc
Walnut and
Dakota Sts
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
San Antonio, Texas
Alexander
Chapa and Droemer
Credes
R. H
Texas Texas
Texans
University of Arkansas
Norman
Okla
Oklahomans
Texas Longhorns
Sooners
Missouri
Columbus
Henry Kendall College
Tulsa
Pittsburg
Tulsans
University of Minnesota Football Eleven
Minnesota
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Wisconsin
Maroons
Football Review
Gerloff
Tee
Se Wieten
Stell
Pacini
Ree
Brook, Abbott
Shanowski
E. Wade
Sya
Areodl
Ady
NOA Spears CO
Leeoya
Norman Lawhoi
Ghia
E. Houston St
Walter Walthall
Edward Brendel
Southern Pacific Lines
Golden California
Sunset Limited
Los Angeles
Apache ‘Trail
Roosevelt Dam
Bow
M'Clannahan
Auto Livery Co
Soledad St
Crockett
Zoller
Office of
Matthews
Person 306
Housten &T
Picena Bakere
Battle Creek
Hot Springs
Marlin
W. King, D. F
G. M. Bynum, C. P
S.A
A.p.ry
Corpus Christi
City Ticket Office
Pullman
Avenue C
Nigi
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